The Nepali festival calendar (Bikram Sambat). Nepali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Nepali 2016 opens in October during Bikram Sambat 2073 (Saumya) of the Hindu calendar.
October 2016
Bikram Sambat 2073 (Saumya)
Ashwin – Kartik
Festivals & Vrats in October 2016
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Ghatasthapana (Dashain Begins)
Tithi 5:41 AM, Oct 1 – 7:37 AM, Oct 2
The first day of Bada Dashain, when the jamara is sown.
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Maha Ashtami / Maha Navami
Tithi 10:33 PM, Oct 9 – 11:04 PM, Oct 10
The climactic eighth and ninth days of Dashain.
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Vijaya Dashami
Tithi 10:56 PM, Oct 10 – 10:39 PM, Oct 11
The tenth day of Dashain, when elders give tika and jamara.
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Tihar (Laxmi Puja)
Tithi 8:39 PM, Oct 29 – 11:07 PM, Oct 30
The festival of lights (Yamapanchak) and the worship of Goddess Lakshmi.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Nepali Calendar (Bikram Sambat)
The Nepali festival calendar (Bikram Sambat). Nepali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.